Fairshake injects $8.6M into Illinois election

Fairshake, a crypto industry Super PAC, has spent approximately $8.6 million in the Illinois election ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, Cointelegraph reported. According to filings with the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC), the PAC and its affiliated groups used the funds for advertisements opposing or supporting certain candidates. Fairshake currently holds about $193 million in funds and has stated its intention to support pro-crypto politicians and oppose anti-crypto ones in this year's election.